The perspective of this story is written in the third person, due to the fact that this story is written in the third person. By official definition, the third person perspective is defined as the following:
“This style of narrator is similar to the first person narrator, except for the notable use of the third person pronouns, he, she and it. The plot centers on a protagonist and covers only that with which the character is involved. But this character is not the narrator. The narrator is disembodied. It does nothing, casts no judgments, expresses no opinions and has no physical form in or out of the story. This narrator is privy to the thoughts, feelings, and memories of the protagonist, but of no other characters.”
Indeed, in the story itself, the narrator is not a character, who plays a role in the story. The effect that this form of perspective has on the story is that it shows us, as the readers, how the characters portrayed their views on the many aspects of life…namely marriage, love and relationships. The fact that the narrator here does not interact with the characters of the story does provide us, as the readers, with a broader and untainted view of the context of the story, thus effectively immersing the readers in the story’s surrounding, or atmosphere at the time. With references to the story itself, the third person perspective shows us, as the readers, the many views of Mrs. Mooney, with regards to what an ideal marriage is. Additionally, the third person view employed here stronglly portrays the dilemma that is later faced by Mr. Doran, where he is forced to make the choice between marrying the "socially inferior" Polly...and subsequently compromising his excellent career, or by simply running away from the marriage and preserving his career.
Perspective
The perspective of this story is written in the third person, due to the fact that this story is written in the third person. By official definition, the third person perspective is defined as the following:
“This style of narrator is similar to the first person narrator, except for the notable use of the third person pronouns, he, she and it. The plot centers on a protagonist and covers only that with which the character is involved. But this character is not the narrator. The narrator is disembodied. It does nothing, casts no judgments, expresses no opinions and has no physical form in or out of the story. This narrator is privy to the thoughts, feelings, and memories of the protagonist, but of no other characters.”
Indeed, in the story itself, the narrator is not a character, who plays a role in the story. The effect that this form of perspective has on the story is that it shows us, as the readers, how the characters portrayed their views on the many aspects of life…namely marriage, love and relationships. The fact that the narrator here does not interact with the characters of the story does provide us, as the readers, with a broader and untainted view of the context of the story, thus effectively immersing the readers in the story’s surrounding, or atmosphere at the time. With references to the story itself, the third person perspective shows us, as the readers, the many views of Mrs. Mooney, with regards to what an ideal marriage is. Additionally, the third person view employed here stronglly portrays the dilemma that is later faced by Mr. Doran, where he is forced to make the choice between marrying the "socially inferior" Polly...and subsequently compromising his excellent career, or by simply running away from the marriage and preserving his career.